The hurricane Kirkwhich moved to category 4 out of a maximum of 5, strengthened during Thursday night and is advancing this weekend over open waters of the Atlantic with maximum sustained winds of 230 kilometers per hour.
In its morning bulletin, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States indicated that Kirk is located 1,630 kilometers east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands and 2,665 kilometers southwest of the Azores Islands. , opposite Portugal, and therefore does not pose any threat to populated areas.
Kirk is moving towards the Northwest with a travel speed of 17 kilometers per hour and according to a probable trajectory pattern, during the weekend it will continue in a North and North-Northeast direction.through open waters, and with a higher translation speed.
The hurricane generates large storm surges in its wake that could reach the East Coast of the United States next Sunday, NHC meteorologists warned.
On the other hand, tropical storm Leslie appears better organized and has also strengthened slightly during Thursday night. This morning it presents maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour as it also advances through open waters in the Atlantic. Leslie is located one thousand kilometers west-southwest of the southern tip of the Cape Verde archipelago and is moving westwards 9 kilometers per hour.
According to NHC forecasts, Leslie, which has not required the issuance of warnings in coastal areas, could become a hurricane on Saturday.
According to the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Atlantic hurricane season, which officially began on June 1, could have “above” average activity, with between 8 and 13 hurricanes, of of which between 4 and 7 would be of a major category. Since the hurricane season began, seven have been formed: Beryl, Debby, Ernesto, Francine, Helene, Isaac and Kirk.
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